Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Time Machine Trip to November 1930

 

Kaukauna Times November 1930

By Lyle Hansen

November 4, 1930

According to the Thrift Almanack banking bulletin, high school students of Kaukauna averaged 100% participation the first month of the school year. Among grade school pupils the average was 89%.

 

Governor Philip LaFollette

the new Wisconsin Governor.

 

A total of 1959 votes were cast in the election by Kaukauna voters today, a larger number than was expected although the total was 892 less than the poll in the record-breaking election of 1928.

 

Squirrels and rabbits obtained by Fireman Carl Engerson and Police Officer Harold Engerson with their trusty guns, were enjoyed by employees of the municipal building Monday in a big “Feed” prepared for the noon meal at the fire department. Plenty of “Yum-yum” were voiced at the meal.

 

November 7, 1930

St. Mary’s school gridders defeated the Kimberly team Saturday 40-0, the locals running wild during the game. Heinz, fullback, was the individual star of the game reeling of many long gains, one of 90 yards for a touchdown.

 

Formal dedication and presentation to the city of Kaukauna of the Legion park, recently improved strip of land between the Lawe Street and Wisconsin Avenue bridges fronting the high school.

 

November 12, 1930

One hundred and thirty-eight members are on the role of the Kaukauna post No. 41, American Legion. The enrollment put the post over the top by a margin of two.

 

November 14, 1930

Top row: Coach Little, Mark Nagan, Mgr. Floyd Hartzeim, Ross Farwell, Nicholas Bierstecker, Victor Weirauch, Karl Piepenberg, Wallace Mooney, Ass’t Coach Greischar, Principle Dryer. 3rd row: Seggeling, Donald McCormick, Schuler, William Nelson, Clarence Koch, Frederick Luedtke, Gilbert Arps, Wilbert Jansen, Robert Minkebige. 2nd Row: Jerome Schommer, L. McCormick, G. Nagan, Anthony Van Dyke, Wesley Kemp. Haupt, Lawrence Nushardt, Judson Judae, Leroy Derus, Eloy Vanevenhoven. 1st. Row: Cyril Bodde, Ambrose Mauel, Herbert Neison, Woodrow Toms, Leo Rabideau, Robert Vanevenhoven, Kuchelmeister, Vils.

Kaukauna High School has another championship football team. The honors for the 1930 gridiron conference season were garnered by the locals while they were idle, through Shawano handling West De Pere, 14-0, breaking a tie between Kaukauna and West De Pere for the top spot.



November 18, 1930

Peter De Bruin, 90 years of age of Little Chute, a Civil war veteran died suddenly at his home Monday morning.

 

A local dentist had quite a time Saturday morning. He had received a package of false teeth from a dental supply house. Going to the post office to pick it up, he was carrying the package up the Lawe Street Bridge when a sudden sneeze struck him causing him to drop the package into the canal. With the aid of a city fireman the package was retrieved none the worse for its bath.



All unemployed men of Kaukauna are requested to register at the Kaukauna Lumber office of Peter Renn, across from the municipal building so that their cases may be taken up at the meeting of the unemployment committee.

 

A gentleman is here from China to borrow from the United States government one billion ounces of silver, worth about 350 million dollars. China uses silver as money and would be much obliged if Uncle Sam would lend it to them. “At 2020 silver price 240 billion dollars.”


November 21, 1930

Citizens who have clothing which they wish to donate to needy people of the city are requested by the relief committee to send any such apparel to the collection headquarters at Fargo’s store on Wisconsin Avenue.

Kaukauna high school students enjoying the game.

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